I am surprised that we have not seen some sick setups shared on HN.
cobbzilla 1 hours ago [-]
It’s so amazing how far assistive technology has come!
This is a fantastic article but I wish he would have included some wish list or constructive criticism, clearly there are areas of improvement!
But to discern an ask from his writings: At the end he mentions the complexities of working so many different purpose-specific tools— is this perhaps the next area of progress, tool integration and a cohesive experience?
Joel_Mckay 3 minutes ago [-]
There were FOSS Tongue-driven and Air-switch (Puff/Blow Morse codes) wheelchair control interfaces with generic USB HID mouse/keyboard emulation. They also have normal pointer interface modes with desktop and tablet OS (no janky software required.)
The projects were necessitated because costs of medical-device regulatory barriers made hardware iterations economically infeasible to mass-manufacture. There were a few university faculties that would show up at community events to demonstrate DIY kits folks could put together with a friend.
If these projects are no longer available, send up a flag and someone will spend a few weekends to bring up more open-hardware options. One can't legally sell these as a medical-device in most places, but there is likely nothing stopping a low-power hobby "game control" kit. =3
DigiEggz 1 hours ago [-]
It's really great to see paths forward despite extreme difficulties. My late friend would have been interested in all of these setups, especially the facial tracking. Thank you for sharing this.
password4321 3 hours ago [-]
There are several Twitch streamers with similar setups.
It's discouraging when they haven't streamed for a while like NoHandsKen, though I'm surprised to not find any evidence of a couple streams 3-6 months ago.
Boom890 3 days ago [-]
Glad he gets to do so.
blinkbat 3 days ago [-]
King shit.
DilutedCoke 4 hours ago [-]
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senectus1 5 hours ago [-]
this sort of digital accessibility fascinates me. I'd love to get into working in that field.
dbg31415 5 hours ago [-]
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kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4 hours ago [-]
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dang 3 hours ago [-]
Please don't do this here.
kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 35 minutes ago [-]
C'mon, it's Father's Day in the US. You're not down for a dad joke, even in Father's Day?
thrwaway55 4 hours ago [-]
There's a genre for everything these days glad he found a niche he enjoys.
I am surprised that we have not seen some sick setups shared on HN.
This is a fantastic article but I wish he would have included some wish list or constructive criticism, clearly there are areas of improvement!
But to discern an ask from his writings: At the end he mentions the complexities of working so many different purpose-specific tools— is this perhaps the next area of progress, tool integration and a cohesive experience?
The projects were necessitated because costs of medical-device regulatory barriers made hardware iterations economically infeasible to mass-manufacture. There were a few university faculties that would show up at community events to demonstrate DIY kits folks could put together with a friend.
If these projects are no longer available, send up a flag and someone will spend a few weekends to bring up more open-hardware options. One can't legally sell these as a medical-device in most places, but there is likely nothing stopping a low-power hobby "game control" kit. =3
It's discouraging when they haven't streamed for a while like NoHandsKen, though I'm surprised to not find any evidence of a couple streams 3-6 months ago.